posterize

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Etymology edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈpəʊstəɹaɪz/
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A posterized photograph, reduced to 256 colors.

Verb edit

posterize (third-person singular simple present posterizes, present participle posterizing, simple past and past participle posterized)

To reduce the number of colors in an image, changing a continuous gradation of tone to several regions of fewer tones, with abrupt changes from one tone to another.
(basketball, slang) To score a slam dunk by leaping over another player.

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posterization

Translations edit

act or process of posterizing

Chinese:
Mandarin: 色調分離／色调分离 (sèdiàofēnlí)
Portuguese: posterizar

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